Factory And College Life Analysis

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Yes, I found the introduction to align with the conclusion. In the beginning, there was an emphasis on the author's part to compare the differences of factory and college life. Specific details of factory life were described that gave an empathetic tone to the article. He expressed why he worked in the factory and how his time there made him reflect on what his life could have been like if he were not in college. In the end, it was the same message, but he rounded it off with how he valued his time in the factory because he knew he was learning things that he might not learn at college, but would be just as valuable in years to

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